Direct Real Estate vs. REITs

Commercial Real Estate Investing 101 (CRE101) is an essential primer on the world of commercial real estate investing, answering basic questions investors commonly have, as well as furnishing key terms and definitions, for example: What is “Net Operating Income”? How does real estate compare to other asset classes? What is the difference between direct and […]

Direct Real Estate Investments Expected to Outperform Public Real Estate Market Private, direct U.S. real estate investments are expected to outperform publicly listed real estate companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITs); homebuilders; publicly listed non-real-estate securities; commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); and investment-grade corporate bonds in 2015, according to real estate market experts surveyed by […]

Warren Buffett quips that his favorite holding period is “forever.” That’s fine for him and, like most of his sentiments, sage advice. But for most investors, it’s merely aspirational. Whereas Buffett can wait for the cows to come home for healthy returns, retail investors have shorter horizons and tighter constraints at play.

  Investing in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a popular way to “diversify” into real estate. However when you invest in a REIT you do not actually own real estate, you own a share of stock in a company. Here are 5 reasons you can do better with direct ownership…

It’s a sound question: Shouldn’t I just buy REIT shares to participate in real estate investing? The answer is: It depends on what your primary investment objective is.